I bowed my head. Hiyang hiya dahil pinapagalitan ng isang guro. Akala ko sa elementary ko lang 'to mararanasan. Pati ba naman college hindi pinalampas ni Ma'am.
She sighed. "I don't have time for this. Ask your partner and you can pass it both by... 7:00pm sa bahay ko."
It turns out, mas cruel pa pala si Ma'am Cham kesa kay Cruela De Vil. -________- by the looks of it, ngayong naka-posas kami—para daw ma-feel namin yung 'partner' at mukhang mag dedebate kami ni Stefan kung anong klase ang a-attend-an namin (Kung akin ba o yung kanya) , I'm pretty sure na gusto ni ma'am na 7: 00 pm sharp namin ipapasa. Bawal 6 bawal 6:30 mismong 7: 00 pm talaga!
"ano ho?!" reklamo ni Stefan.
Bakit siya nagrereklamo?! Eh okay nga yun! We have plenty of time to answer! "Punishment. Miss reed wasn't paying attention."
Aba! Ako pa sinisisi nito!
She handed us 2 folders at saka lumabas ng office niya. silence. Lumingon ako kay Stefan at naka-glare lang siya sakin. I sighed. "Fine. I'm sorry." Saad ko.
Umiling lang siya as if he was disgusted at sabay kaming lumabas of course. Para namang may iba kaming choice. -______-
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"Mister Montes got the highest score and Lola got the lowest. You may go." Nagligpit na ako ng gamit.
I sighed. Okay, nagui-guilty ako sa nangyari kanina. I think it's totally my fault kung bakit. Nakalimutan ko kasi at hindi ko naman alam na may partner pala ako. Nagui-guilty ako kasi parang may gagawin atang importante si Stefan kaya umangal siya nung sabihing gabi na ipapasa. At kanina hindi man lang kami nag-debate kung kaninong klase kami pupunta. He just walked, napasunod ako and then I just found ourselves in front of my last class.
"Ano? Are you just going to stand there all day?!" napatalon ako sa gulat at nakita ko na lang si Stefan sa harap ko.
Hinila niya ako sa may wrist at inakyat niya ako sa may rooftop? Sa pagkaka-alam ko, matagal nang ni-lock ang rooftop. May mga chismis daw kasing tumatalon daw dito si Madame, at yung ibang maangas ay ginagaya.
"Wag ka nang magtaka. Of course, I have a key." Of course he has. -________-
Naupo kami sa may bench sa dulo at nilabas niya yung folder. Binuksan niya iyon at pinagkumpara ang dalawa. Tinitigan ko siya. "Stef—I mean... tyler. Tyler, I'm sorry." Sambit ko at tumango lang siya.
I grunted. "okay fine. Ina-assume ko nang hindi ka magiging 'nice' sakin. But can you please tell me about this?" tanong ko sakanya.
He sighed heavily yung para bang ayaw niyang gawin but he has no choice 'cause he's stuck with me. "We need to answer these riddles separately."
"why separate?"
"dahil pagkatapos ng 10 riddles, there are two essays." Binigay niya sakin yung folder at binuksan ko naman.
1. It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?
2. What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
3. What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
4. The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
5. The one who makes it, sells it. The one who buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never knows that he's using it. What is it?
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Fallacious Prince & Conspicuous Princess
Romance"Is it possible to change the story?" I asked. I know the story well. I don't know who told me the story but I can remember her exact words, facial expressions and her soft voice. She said I need to save him. Save who? She said that his life is in...
